745 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 258 311 service requests, 161 HPD complaints, 146 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 55% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 18.3. In ZIP 10462, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 29 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1984-11-21. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
103 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (56) · Illegal Parking (14) · PLUMBING (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Water System (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (3).
$152,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1959) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (62) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 2165 MATTHEWS AVENUE OWNERS INC |
| Head officer | GEORGE CHO |
| Managing agent | JOHN B LOVETT |
| Last registered | 2025-12-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,843,000 | $1,279,350 |
| 2026 | $3,130,000 | $1,408,500 |
| 2027 | $3,412,000 | $1,535,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,082,835 a year ($18.51 per sq ft), operating expenses $662,220 ($11.32 per sq ft), net operating income $420,615. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 59/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO4FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Morris Park — 5 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Pelham Pkwy — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Pelham Pkwy / Muliner Av — Bx12 · 600 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Young Voices Academy of the Bronx Middle: 326, 468, 556. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
2165 Matthews Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
103 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by JOHN B LOVETT — 119 buildings, 12,500 units. Grades across the portfolio: A99 · B17 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 119 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2026-06-03 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | RPTT&RET $125,000 — from ADELSBERG, SANDY to HIBBERT, TESSA | $125,000 | |
| 2026-08-04 | Sold for $125,000 | $125,000 | $2,016 |
| 2026-06-03 | AL&R $200,000 — from 2165 MATTHEWS AVENUE OWNERS, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $200,000 | |
| 2026-06-03 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 2165 MATTHEWS AVENUE OWNERS, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $200,000 | |
| 2026-06-03 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from 2165 MATTHEWS AVENUE OWNERS, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2026-06-03 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 2165 MATTHEWS AVENUE OWNERS, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2026-04-01 | RPTT&RET $125,000 — from JOBER BRONX AND YONKERS LLC to RODRIGUEZ, GILBERTO | $125,000 | |
| 2026-03-30 | Sold for $125,000 | $125,000 | $2,016 |
| 2025-12-15 | RPTT&RET $140,000 — from MATSUMOTO, YEUN SUNG to SANG, STEVEN | $140,000 | |
| 2025-11-12 | Sold for $140,000 | $140,000 | $2,258 |
| 2025-09-17 | RPTT&RET $120,000 — from THOMAS, STEPHANIE to BREWER, WILLIAM; BREWER, AARON; BREWER, LAURIE | $120,000 | |
| 2025-09-04 | Sold for $120,000 | $120,000 | $1,935 |
| 2024-12-13 | RPTT&RET $225,000 — from POLITUS, JOSEPH to HAWTHORNE, SANDRA; HAWTHORNE, FRANKLYN | $225,000 | |
| 2024-11-20 | Sold for $225,000 | $225,000 | $3,629 |
| 2024-08-26 | RPTT&RET $130,000 — from JOBER BRONX AND YONKERS LLC to ROMERO, MYRNA | $130,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 37 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 29 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 38 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 38 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 14 | 4 | 85 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 28 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 20 | 4 | 85 |
Every one of the 745 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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